HR7271

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.36° Az: 117.60° Direction: South-South-West

HR7271 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR7271 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR7271 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR7271. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7271 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 14m 43s

Declination -50° 26’ 29”

Hour Angle 16h 42m 01s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 12m 46s

Declination -50° 29’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.77°

Galactic Latitude -23.85°

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Finder chart for HR7271.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7271 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7271. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7271 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7271 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.13

Secondary star magnitude 11.43

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7271 is distant 457.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 140.25

Distance (light year) 457.22

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178845

SAO Catalogue SAO245976

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94398

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5012377

Visibility from Your Location

HR7271 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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